The inspector general’s report on FISA abuse revealed significant, systemic malfeasance by the FBI. But as bad as the IG’s findings were, the details included in last month’s 478-page report suggest worse is coming when U.S. Attorney John Durham concludes his investigation into the Russia collusion hoax. Three aspects of the IG’s report foreshadow the […]
Court Filing: Obama Holdover Heading Office Under Investigation for ‘Illegally Leaked’ Classified Document…
The Obama holdover heading the Pentagon office reportedly under investigation by the U.S. attorney who is conducting the criminal probe of the Trump–Russia investigation was accused of leaking a classified document, in a recent court filing for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. The connection hasn’t been previously reported. According to a Nov. 21 report by […]
DOJ Watchdog Expected to Criticize FBI for Excluding ‘Game Changer’ Material from FISA Application…
The Justice Department watchdog is expected to criticize the FBI for leaving out potentially exculpatory evidence related to George Papadopoulos in a wiretap application targeting another former Trump campaign adviser. In a draft of his forthcoming report, Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications related to the surveillance of Carter Page […]
Britain’s Christopher Steele Distributed Other Dossier Reports Including One to an Oligarch’s Lawyer…
Just before Christmas 2015, the British intelligence operative Christopher Steele emailed a report to private clients that included an American lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch. The title of the dossier was “FIRTASH Abortive Return to Ukraine,” and it purported to provide intelligence on why the energy oligarch Dmitri Firtash tried, but failed, to return to […]
Blockbusters Buried in the IG Report on FBI Misuse of Confidential Sources…
Last week, the leaks began in anticipation of the expected early-December release of the inspector general report on the propriety of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) surveillance order. CNN broke news on Thursday that “a former FBI lawyer is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document” related to the 2016 FISA […]
Judge in Flynn’s Case Orders Special Counsel to Produce ‘any 302s or memorandum relevant to Flynn’s interview’…
…Demands More Documents Before Passing Sentence…
Did Special Counsel Team Erase Lisa Page and Peter Strzok Phones After Being Notified of Biased Messages by Inspector General?…
Another Inspector General Michael Horowitz report; ..another exercise in futility. The DOJ Office of Inspector General has filed a 35-page report (full pdf below) outlining the issues with recovery of text messages from devices belonging to FBI attorney Lisa Page and FBI agent Peter Strzok. Page and Strzok transferred to the special counsel team when […]
DHS Watchdog Says CBP’s Drone Program Is an Insecure, Possibly Rights-Violating Mess…
The CBP has drones. How many, it’s not really sure. It depends on when you ask. Or how you ask. The EFF’s FOIA lawsuit against the agency caused it to suddenly “remember” it had deployed drones 200 more times than it had previously disclosed. The CBP’s drones are a lending library for US law enforcement […]
Excellent Review from Day Two of the Inspector General’s Testimony…
Day Two of the Inspector General’s Testimony proved far more crucial than Day One. Many new details were revealed. The following are testimony highlights (tweet source links below): IG Michael Horowitz has confirmed, under oath, that he is reviewing if FBI Agent Peter Strzok’s anti-Trump bias impacted the launch of the Russia probe…